Hat-pin.



PATENTED SEPT. 17, 1907. E. M. BLOGH.

HAT PIN.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 18, 1907.

S E S 8 M W W ,4 TTOHNEYS EMANUEL M BI JOOH, OF SAG HARBOR, NEW YORK.

HAT-PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. .17, 1907.

Application filed Kay 18, 1907. Serial No. 374,891-

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMANIBEL M. BDOCH, a citizen of the United States and a resident of Sag Harbor, in the county of Suffolk and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Hat-Pin, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in pins, and more particularly to hat pinsfscarf pins, and the like; the object of theinvention being to provide means for engaging: with the. pin body adjacent the point thereof for holding the pin in place and preventing its accidental displacement, said means also scr'vingas a protection to the point of the pin.

'lhe invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts, all of which will be fully set forth hereinafter and particularly pointed outin the claims. d

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,

forming apart of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures, and in which Figure 1 is a view of a hat pin constructed in accordance with my invention; and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through one form of the removable head or protector. r

In the improved hat pin illustrated in the accom= panying drawings, I provide a main body portion 10- having a fixed ornamental head 1]. of any suitable character. The opposite end of the body of the pin is tapered to a sharp point 12, and. at a short distance .from the point there' is provided an annular groove 13, all portions of which lie below the normal surface of .the pin body. Thefgroove serves to. receive certainspring-pressed members upon the removable head,

and as it lies below the surface of the pin body, it does not interfere in any way with the free insertion of the pin through the hat.

For protecting the point of the pin and preventing the accidental removal of the pin, 1 provide a removable head including a shell 14 of any form or configuration desired and having an opening for the reception of the pin point. As shown, the removable head is hollow and provided witlia supporting tube 15 leading to an opening in the wall of the head and 'inclosing an inner tube 16 whichengages with the pin point proper.

The inner tube 16 extends outward beyond the end of the tube 15, and theoutwardly extending portion is provided with a plurality of'longitudinal slots forming a plurality of longitudinal fingers 17. The opposite end of the tube is reduced in diameter to a form closely approximating that of the tapered portion of the pin,

was to prevent lateral movement of the removable head in respect to the pin. The tube intermediate the ends of the fingers 17 is provided with an inwardly directedbead 18 of substantially the same cross scotional form as the groove 13, and is adapted to enter said groove and hold the head firmly in engagement with the pin proper. The longitudinal slots in the inner tube 16 and the resiliency of the spring fingers 1'7 permit the ready insertion of the pin point to the position indicated in Fig. 2, and the head is firmly held inplacc to protect the point of the pin and pr( vent the displacement thereof.

The tube 15 may be held in place in any suitablc manner, as, for instance, by soldcr 19, adjacent its ends, and the tube 16 is prcfcrably-hcldlwithin the tube 15 also by the use of soldcr 20. As illustrated, the removable' head represents thchca-d of an animal and is provided with a jewel 2] at the rear side thcrcof, but it is evident that the specific form of cithcr thc fixcd or removable head constitutes no portion of thc inven- -tion hereinafter claimed. The rcmovablc hcad ma; be connected to the fixed head by a suitablochain.

or, as illustrated, the removable head may be providcd with a short chain or cord 22l1aving the free cnd ihcrcof provided with a suitable hook or pin 23 adaptcd to be secured to the hat or the hair of the wearer.

By mcans'of the construction abovc (lcscribcd, the

head is firmly and securely fixcd in place, hm is ironto rotate; the head cannot move laterally but is so curely held in the dcsircd positionflhc hcad cannot become accidentally removed, and tho ahscncc of any projection, flanges, or collars on the pin body adjacent the point, permits 01 a ready insertion of tho pin I through the hat.

Having thus described my invention. I claim as now and desire to secure by Letters Putcnt:

As on article of manufacture; a pin having a body and a removable head. the body of ih'evpin having a pointcd Pilll and a circumferential groove adjuccut thcrcio and said hoad'comprising a hollow shell having a i'cccss in ouc sidc thereof, and a tuhe extending through said shcll from tho recess to the opposite side of the shcl] for rcccivinc ihc pointcd cnd of fhc pin and presenting; our\vnrdIy-cxtcmh in: spring. lingers each provided with a curved hood within saldgrcccss for engaging in-thc groovc of thc pin. lhc terminal portions of said spring fingers bciug prorcclcd and concealed witl' said recess and tho Iubc sci-ring 1o strengthen the shcll. I

In testimony whereof I hnvc signed my nnmc 10 this specification in the presence of two suhscrihim, vilucsscs.

EMANI'ICL M. BLOW]. Witnesses Hnnnr A. Cans, CLAIR W. minimum. 

